Dispensing container



March 2, 1943. R. BERNHARDT DISPENSING CONTAINER Filed 001;. 26, 1939 INVENTORJ v ATTORNEY.

Patented Mar. 2, 1943 UNITED STATES FA'EENT @EFICE 1 Claim.

My improved dispensing container is of the type adapted for general use but intended particularly for table use for holding and pouring various liquids such as cream, syrup, honey, and for solid or granular material such as sugar or the like.

The objects of the invention are to provide an improved container having simple and eflficient closing and dispensing means to cut off or pre vent any drip when the dispenser is used for liquids, particularly of a viscous nature; to provide a container top of simple construction having a pouring spout with an easily operated cover; to provide a dispensing top for a container which may be readily disassembled for cleaning; and to provide such other novel features and advantages in construction as will appear more fully from the following specification.

In the accompanying drawing illustrating a preferred form of the invention:

Figure l is a side view;

Figure 2 is a cross sectional view taken substantially on the line 22 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a cross sectional view taken substantially on the line 3-3 of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a top plan view of the cap portion with the cut-off or closure member removed; and

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the cut-off or closure member.

The container 6 which may be made of glass has a threaded neck for receiving a screw cap I. This cap and other parts may be made of any suitable material but are preferably made of plastic material. The cap or cover 1 has a handle 8 which is preferably formed integrally therewith. It also has a pouring spout 9 preferably of rectangular form as shown in Figure 4 and extending upwardly from the top wall In of the cap. This wall has an outlet opening ll communicating with the pouring spout. The top of the spout is preferably tapered or beveled from its inner end to the outer or pouring end as shown in Figure 3 and has an overhanging lip or pouring end l2 so that the material will be poured clear and free from the container. The pouring spout is normally closed by a cap or cover l3 of the same general configuration as the spout and having a top wall l4, side walls !5 and front end wall l6 which fits closely over the pouring outlet or lip l2 and coacts with the lip to shear off any drip from the material being poured. The cover I3 has a transverse pivot pin l'l that engages with an overhanging flange or projection I8 on the rear end of the spout and provides a hinged or pivotal connection between the cover and the spout. The cover also has a rearwardly extending thumb piece I9 which preferably projects outwardly over the inner end of the handle 8. A compression spring 20 is interposed between the top 1 and the thumb piece and tends to swing or bias the cover to closing position. Centering lugs or projections 2| and 22 on the top I and cover [5 respectively serve to hold the spring in operative position.

When the container is used for pouring out its contents the user grasps the handle 8 and places the thumb on the thumb piece l9 and presses it down to swing the cover to open position. During this movement it will be noted that the spring serves in the nature of a fulcrum and the pin I1 is held closely against its bearing. When the thumb is released the cover will swing with a snappy movement to closed position and cut off any drip from the nozzle. If it is desired to clean the closure, the cover I5 is raised to open position and then pushed backwardly, which causes the pin H to be disengaged from its bearing or projection l8 and allows the parts to be readily separated. The top I may also be provided with a vent 23 to facilitate the flow.

Having thus described the preferred form of my invention, what I claim is:

A dispensing top for a container comprising a cap having an outlet opening, a substantially rectangular pouring spout extending upwardly from the cap and over one side thereof with a pouring lip at the outlet end, the top of the spout being inclined from its inner end to its outer end and having a projection at its inner end with a transverse groove on its lower side to provide an open bearing, a pin detachably engaging with said groove, a. closure carried by the pin and adapted to fit closely over the pouring spout, said closure having a thumb piece projecting beyond the pin, and a spring engaging with the cap and, with the thumb piece for holding the closure in closed position the device being such that the closure may be readily unhooked from the projection to remove the same and the spring from the cap as for cleaning.

RUDOLPH BERNHARDT. 

